tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6637119664936161471..comments2014-10-27T17:55:02.982-04:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Westchester | Paper publishes gun owners' namesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40778245081650108102013-02-01T14:42:20.932-05:002013-02-01T14:42:20.932-05:00You are proud to be an idiot that endangered the l...You are proud to be an idiot that endangered the lives of law abiding citizens ? Get a lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16310188008481977532013-01-04T19:25:55.160-05:002013-01-04T19:25:55.160-05:00Think we need to publish all the names,addresss an...Think we need to publish all the names,addresss and phone numbers of all there employees. So the everyone can get on there butt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69660428810875781702013-01-04T16:28:01.556-05:002013-01-04T16:28:01.556-05:00If the paper wants to publish that kind of informa...If the paper wants to publish that kind of information, they should be able to as long as they publish the name and ALL contact information for the owner, publisher, editor, and reporter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16162023910477434302013-01-04T00:21:44.568-05:002013-01-04T00:21:44.568-05:00LIKE LIKE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26418619939299057072013-01-04T00:18:33.280-05:002013-01-04T00:18:33.280-05:00But many of us will be glad to know which neighbor...But many of us will be glad to know which neighbors have weapons on premises. And it will be useful in correlating data. I am glad Gannett had the courage to publish this public information. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42727768420959588892013-01-03T21:00:31.867-05:002013-01-03T21:00:31.867-05:00But this is just the first step to opening up a lo...But this is just the first step to opening up a lot of information of great public interest. <br /><br />Weapons require transparency imho. And the illegal guns will be much easier to identify. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36022656320849053982012-12-28T11:09:59.715-05:002012-12-28T11:09:59.715-05:00Actually, no it does not mean that unarmed citizen...Actually, no it does not mean that unarmed citizens have been named. What it is, lumping unarmed citizens and those who have a gun but no permit into one category. Those that have a permit are in the other. This is so very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1110276982676368712012-12-28T10:25:40.591-05:002012-12-28T10:25:40.591-05:00George Orwell, &quot;1984&quot;: 2+2=5.....George Orwell, &quot;1984&quot;: 2+2=5.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32561055867546318562012-12-27T13:12:22.705-05:002012-12-27T13:12:22.705-05:00Janet Hasson is a former Circulation Marketing Dir...Janet Hasson is a former Circulation Marketing Director from Cincy. She is only interested in a quick bump in the numbers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39156897485519445632012-12-26T19:43:58.416-05:002012-12-26T19:43:58.416-05:00It seems a crazy person has more privacy rights th...It seems a crazy person has more privacy rights than a licensed gun owner. Where is the focus on mental health? Oh...yeah...that&#39;s not nearly as sexy as a gun ban angle. And it would take actual journalism. I&#39;d love to be the paper&#39;s Circulation Director this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52088203052498485132012-12-26T14:44:00.738-05:002012-12-26T14:44:00.738-05:00Actually, 11:24 meant that criminals could more ea...Actually, 11:24 meant that criminals could more easily rob the houses WITH guns while the homeowners are gone. My fear is illegal handguns on the streets. I don&#39;t fear the legal ones, which is why I don&#39;t think where they are on a map serves any journalistic public interest. As for the Newtown anomaly, I think we&#39;d better serve the public by analyzing the lack of compassion and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52844889636887235482012-12-26T08:59:11.740-05:002012-12-26T08:59:11.740-05:00If you don&#39;t have the stomach to be in journal...If you don&#39;t have the stomach to be in journalism, then pick a different profession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31446517802047624412012-12-26T02:44:53.002-05:002012-12-26T02:44:53.002-05:00That was the Memphis Commercial Appeal, or as we c...That was the Memphis Commercial Appeal, or as we call it in TN, the Commercial Squeal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78661952179938744002012-12-26T01:21:46.402-05:002012-12-26T01:21:46.402-05:002 + 2 = ? would intimidate you.2 + 2 = ? would intimidate you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23930813131433227832012-12-26T01:20:50.750-05:002012-12-26T01:20:50.750-05:00Except for an anti-company site where everyone pos...Except for an anti-company site where everyone posts anonymously, with only a timestamp to &quot;distinguish&quot; the posters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44476062373891029492012-12-26T00:54:16.446-05:002012-12-26T00:54:16.446-05:00So... the armed citizens have been named. To me, t...So... the armed citizens have been named. To me, that means the unarmed citizens have been named. Jeez-all-pete, that was simply stupid. There is nothing smaller-minded than this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8340583840475543382012-12-25T23:05:37.886-05:002012-12-25T23:05:37.886-05:00Cleary an act meant to intimidate gun owners. It i...Cleary an act meant to intimidate gun owners. It is no different than if one were to publish the addresses of doctors who perform abortions. Sure, it&#39;s public info, but the intent would be intimidation. If they don&#39;t like guns, fine, pass laws against them, but don&#39;t bother law abiding citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35477487752849138102012-12-25T21:50:34.230-05:002012-12-25T21:50:34.230-05:00Notice that Anon 1:55 is anonymous. Gutsy.Notice that Anon 1:55 is anonymous. Gutsy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36544842300814650742012-12-25T21:00:06.937-05:002012-12-25T21:00:06.937-05:00If TJN had any REAL guts, they&#39;d publish the n...If TJN had any REAL guts, they&#39;d publish the names and addresses of doctors and nurses working at abortion clinics. Assuming that medical licenses are subject to the same open-records laws as gun permits. <br /><br />Or would that be goring a sacred cow instead of an ox?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76057988576166914472012-12-25T16:28:21.881-05:002012-12-25T16:28:21.881-05:00&quot;&quot;There&#39;s nothing there but an attem...&quot;&quot;There&#39;s nothing there but an attempt to grab some short-term audience by playing off a recent tragedy in the region.&quot;&quot;<br /><br />Disagree. What The Journal-News has done is quite profound, actually. <br /><br />It is simply an exercise in freedom of the press by publishing a public list of people who are exercising their right to have a firearm. What is wrong with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58656427505685790052012-12-25T15:58:57.099-05:002012-12-25T15:58:57.099-05:00A database of ILLEGAL weapons in the hands of viol...A database of ILLEGAL weapons in the hands of violent criminals and dangerous lunatics -- now THAT would be a public service!<br /><br />But harassing innocent law-abiding private citizens?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77277251853747056712012-12-25T15:56:10.997-05:002012-12-25T15:56:10.997-05:00Sometimes referred to in the legal profession as &...Sometimes referred to in the legal profession as &quot;reckless disregard&quot;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13448429771629848212012-12-25T15:53:50.555-05:002012-12-25T15:53:50.555-05:00The names, addresses and home phone numbers of edi...The names, addresses and home phone numbers of editors of a Tennessee newspaper were released online after the paper published concealed carry permit holders names. I don&#39;t recall which paper it was--it&#39;s been a couple of decades since I worked in the news business and I&#39;ve tried to forget as much about those years as possible. The paper&#39;s editors were outraged that such Dogmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171148127686400656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6704748174418437482012-12-25T15:45:34.158-05:002012-12-25T15:45:34.158-05:00I just read the article on Yahoo.
I&#39;ve never s...I just read the article on Yahoo.<br />I&#39;ve never seen posters/commenters so upset about this.<br />Some are even turning the tables on the Publisher, the Editor, the Reporter, etc. by posting their full names, addresses and telephone numbers. They even have Gracia&#39;s full name, address and telephone number posted. It&#39;s all on Yahoo. <br /><br />What a big mess this appears to be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4644183959264167682012-12-25T14:57:02.750-05:002012-12-25T14:57:02.750-05:00Merry Christmas from The (Westchester County, N.Y....Merry Christmas from The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News instantly turning the unarmed in its coverage area into potential victims of criminals. I&#39;m sure a lot of thought went into this brilliant piece of brainlessness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com